I can see James out of the corner of my eye. He has just crawled out of the small space underneath the cockpit sole, and is halfway into the saloon wardrobe. Now he’s fiddling around in the cubby hole next to the chart table.
He is, after over a year of it sitting in its box, [...]
Wahey! Just a quick post to say well done to James for passing his RYA Yachtmaster Offshore theory exams. Studying (well, I say studying) for this involves covering all areas related to skippering a yacht offshore, culminating in three separate exams - COLREGs, meteorology and navigation.
Of course, James managed to pass each exam with pretty [...]
Christmas Eve: for some, the opportunity to do some hectic last-minute Christmas shopping; for others, time to go to the pub with friends; and then there are those who spend it relaxing with family. Well, and there’s James, who spent it with his head in the heads and his sight firmly on shite. Yes, the [...]
So yesterday it blew a right old hooley. Force 9 and everything.
I love being tucked up on Milestone when it’s pitch black and absolutely pissing it down with rain outside, the boat’s rocking all over the place, and the wind is howling through our [brand new] rigging. Sitting at the saloon table listening to the [...]